Chiapas, Mexico · North America
El Zapotal sits on the route: 10 minutes from Perla de Acapulco, 40km from Bonampak.
El Zapotal is a town located in Chiapas, Mexico. With a population of 1,385, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Zapotal sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El Zapotal to your route.
El Zapotal is a Totonac archaeological site located in the Ignacio de la Llave Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It contains the ruins of a Totonac city that flourished from 600 to 900 CE, during what archaeologists call the Classical Period.
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El Zapotal is located in Chiapas, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 16.7499 latitude, -91.4419 longitude.
El Zapotal has a population of approximately 1,385 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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ancient ruins
A small Maya site deep in the Lacandon Jungle whose three-room Temple of the Murals holds the best-preserved Maya wall paintings known: battle scenes, sacrifice and courtly ritual in vivid blue and ochre.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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